Man charged with threatening deputy with knives in Jensen Beach

A man carrying two knives got within 3 feet of a St. Lucie County deputy, who had his gun drawn, before dropping the blades Tuesday in Jensen Beach, a sheriff's arrest affidavit said.

Jeffrey Walter Falana, 57, was charged with aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer and remains in the St. Lucie County Jail today with bond set at $15,000.

John Nolte of the 10000 block of South Ocean Drive, said Falana had been screaming about people parking in the driveway of a nearby lot, where Falana had been living on the back porch, the affidavit said. Nolte said he had written permission to use the driveway and had told a cleaning company to park there Tuesday.